Latest Match Report – Sri Lanka vs Australia fifth ODI 2022

Australia 164 for six (Carey 45*, Wellalage 3-42) beat Sri Lanka 160 all out (Chamika 75, Hazlewood 2-22, Cummins 2-22) by 4 wickets

A depleted spin assault led by 19-year-old Dunith Wellalage made a fist of defending a small chase. However finally, Sri Lanka’s calamitous early collapse, through which they’d sunk to 85 for 8, proved the defining interval of the match.

Australia had themselves been in bother at 19 for 3, then 101 for five, however Alex Carey‘s measured 45, which featured only one boundary, noticed them to a goal of 161 with 4 wickets and greater than 10 overs to spare.

The victory is mere comfort for the guests, who had already misplaced the collection. Nevertheless it maybe supplied some confidence to their bowlers, particularly, forward of the Checks. Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins had set Sri Lanka’s collapse in movement – Hazlewood getting each Sri Lanka’s openers. Matthew Kuhnemann, who will stay within the nation to coach with the Take a look at squad and will but be formally added, claimed two wickets for himself, with Glenn Maxwell and Cameron Inexperienced taking one apiece.

Save for Aaron Finch’s dropped catch to reprieve the sport’s top-scorer Chamika Karunaratne on 61, Australia fielded nicely once more, effecting two run outs as miscommunication between the wickets continued to price Sri Lanka. The hosts solely batted 43.1 overs, with Karunaratne’s 75 off 74 balls lifting them up in direction of semi-respectability, as he placed on 58-run ninth-wicket stand with debutant seamer Pramod Madushan.

Sri Lanka’s implosion had begun within the third over, when Hazlewood nicked Pathum Nissanka off, then had Danushka Gunathilaka caught making an attempt to clear mid-on in his subsequent over. Dinesh Chandimal, taking part in this sport instead of an unwell Dhananjaya de Silva, holed out to long-on towards Cummins, to depart Sri Lanka 34 for 3.

Chamika Karunaratne lofts down the bottom throughout his maiden ODI half-century•AFP/Getty Photographs

After which though Kusal Mendis and Charith Asalanka threatened briefly to launch a restoration, they had been out off successive deliveries, each in uncommon trend. Asalanka was run out having referred to as Mendis via for a second run earlier than being despatched again early. Subsequent ball, Mendis went again too far in his crease to hit Glenn Maxwell to the legside, and trod on his stumps.

Three extra wickets fell shortly, earlier than a constructive Karunaratne, and a cautious Madushan placed on Sri Lanka’s one important stand. As Karunaratne discovered boundaries via leg, utilizing the sweep, slog sweep, and pull to good impact, Madushan soaked up 52 deliveries for his 15. The pair batted nearly 17 overs collectively, with Karunaratne reaching a maiden ODI half-century off the 62nd ball he confronted.

When Madushan departed – caught-and-bowled by Inexperienced – Karunaratne bludgeoned two sixes off a Marnus Labuschagne over, however quickly top-edged a brief Pat Cummins ball, and was out himself.

Sri Lanka’s spinners, although, weren’t taking place and not using a combat on one other turning deck. He acquired just a little additional bounce off the floor to take Finch’s glove, the ball then lobbing to slide, to present Sri Lanka their first wicket, within the second over. Wellalage, took the primary of his three wickets within the subsequent over, having David Warner caught by a diving Danushka Gunathilaka at mid-on. Josh Inglis’ maiden ODI innings was then reduce quick in its tenth ball by Theekshana, who had him caught at leg slip.

That was about as near a collapse as Australia acquired, although. Carey got here in with the rating on 50 for 4, and set about accumulating sagely, first alongside Marnus Labuschagne, with whom he struck up a 51-run stand, then later with Inexperienced, who hit the match-winning six. Carey’s solely boundary got here off a sweep towards Vandersay. And even that, solely with fewer than 30 required.

Wellalage, Sri Lanka’s greatest bowler, took 3 for 42, whereas Theekshana claimed 2 for 26. Wellalage completed the collection’ highest wicket-taker, having claimed 9 wickets at a mean of twenty-two.33.

Andrew Fidel Fernando is ESPNcricinfo’s Sri Lanka correspondent. @afidelf

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